globalization, terrorism, and the english language in nigeria

English Today ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 21-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
grace ebunlola adamo
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
English Language ◽  
National Language ◽  
The West ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Continued Use

this paper examines the concept of globalization in relation to terrorism, and argues that the ‘imposition’ of the english language on the world, africa, and in particular nigeria (through the media, information technology, and other means of propaganda, and under the guise of globalization) is a form of linguistic terrorism. it consequently views globalization as another name for imperialism and domination by the west, and argues that the continued use of english in all spheres of life will make the nigerian state stagnant, if not indeed retrogressive, rendering growth and development elusive. as a step in the direction of a cure, it therefore advocates renewed interest in the adoption of an indigenous national language for nigeria.

Impact of Social Media on English Language: A Review

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Dr. Neha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
International Level ◽  
Class Society ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Media ◽  
Subsequent Rise

Language being a potent vehicle of transmitting cultural values, norms and beliefs remains a central factor in determining the status of any nation. India is a multilingual country which tends to encourage people to use English at national and international level. Basically English in India owes its presence to the British but its subsequent rise is not fully attributable to the British. It has now become the language of wider communication which is now spoken by large number of people all over the world. It is influenced by many factors such as class, society, developments in science and technology etc. However the major influence on English language is and has been the media.

The statistics of English in China

English Today ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rining Wei ◽  
Jinzhi Su
Keyword(s):  
English Language Learners ◽  
Foreign Language ◽  
Language Learners ◽  
English Learners ◽  
English Language ◽  
Turn Of The Century ◽  
National Language ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
The World ◽  
Populous Country

In the mid-1980s, Crystal (1985) lamented that there were no reliable figures available for the number of learners to whom English is taught as a foreign language in many regions of the world, and that ‘China has always been excluded from the statistical reviews, because of the shortage of information from inside the country’ (Crystal, 1985: 9). More recently, Bolton (2008: 6) similarly notes that because of ‘the absence of accurate language surveys’ academics have to make educated guesses regarding the total number of those learning/knowing English. The figure of the total English learners/users in China has been estimated to be somewhere between 200 and 350 million (cf. Bolton, 2003: 48; Kachru, 1997; McArthur, 2003; Zhao & Campbell, 1995; Graddol, 2006: 95). Fortunately, a national language survey in China conducted at the turn of the century does provide some hard statistics on the number of English language learners/users in the world's most populous country, and also sheds some light on the realities of use of English and English proficiency among the Chinese people.

scholarly journals Impact of Social Media on English Language: A Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Neha Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
English Language ◽  
Major Influence ◽  
International Level ◽  
Class Society ◽  
The World ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Media ◽  
Subsequent Rise

<h3 data-fontsize="17" data-lineheight="23">Abstract</h3> <p>Language being a potent vehicle of transmitting cultural values, norms and beliefs remains a central factor in determining the status of any nation. India is a multilingual country which tends to encourage people to use English at national and international level. Basically English in India owes its presence to the British but its subsequent rise is not fully attributable to the British. It has now become the language of wider communication which is now spoken by large number of people all over the world. It is influenced by many factors such as class, society, developments in science and technology etc. However the major influence on English language is and has been the media</p>

scholarly journals Az információtechnológia civilizációs pályája: mérés és osztályozás

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Ian Morris,
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Social Development ◽  
Social Organization ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The West ◽  
Energy Capture ◽  
Ability To Act ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

Ian Morris a társadalmi fejlődés (social development) fogalmával az emberi közösségek képességét fejezi ki „dolgok elintézésére” a világban. Az így értelmezett társadalmi fejlettség mérhető és összehasonlító állapotokat jelent, térben és időben. Morris 4 tényező (az energiafelhasználás, a társadalmi szerveződés, az információtechnológia és a hadviselő kapacitás) kvantifikálásával megszerkesztett indexét kifejtő könyvéből az információtechnológiára vonatkozó, a többihez hasonlóan a Kelet és a Nyugat összehasonlítására épülő fejezetet fordítottuk le. Úttörő okfejtései és becslései remek kiindulópontok, hogy újraértékeljük és alaposan végiggondoljuk az információtechnológia helyét és „küldetését” a beavatkozásképesség, a cselekvési hatékonyság szempontjából. A tanulmányt Z. Karvalics László bevezetésével közöljük. --- The civilization path of information technology: measurement and classification Ian Morris defines social development as “social groups’ abilities to master their physical and intellectual environments and get things done in the world”. From this approach, “social development is - in principle - something we can measure and compare through time and space”. The Social Development Index of Morris is based on the quantifiable attributes of four pillars: energy capture, social organization, information technology, war-making capacity, comparing the numbers of the West and the East. We have translated and published the information technology chapter of his book with Laszlo Z. Karvalics’ introduction to support the re-evaluation of the role and mission of information technology throughout the ages from a special point of view: to facilitate the ability to act effectively.

scholarly journals Globalización: Las tecnologías de la información como reto actual de los negocios

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Saucedo Elizondo ◽  
Monica Blanco Jiménez ◽  
José Nicolás Barragán Codina
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Political Debate ◽  
Paper Briefly ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Everyday Language ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media ◽  
Medios De Comunicacion ◽  
Recurrent Theme

Keywords: Business, globalization, Information technology, Innovation.Abstract: This article presents the reasons why globalization has not only become the most recurrent theme of social scientists in the department issues and matters of political debate, but commonplace in the media which has passed into everyday language and family conversations. Aguilar (2002) says that globalization, as God, is omnipresent and omniscient somehow, since it would seem to explain everything that happens in the world, also over powerfully, because of its defenders say, nothing can be opposed to the force of globalization and the contrary it is a new way of life for humanity as a whole is imposed everywhere with the forcefulness of destiny. Globalization appears in our society with an overwhelming force, as an ongoing process that cannot be stopped, however, that focusing resources properly can counteract nations to dominate and get significant benefits for each country in different sectors. This paper briefly describes some benefits that globalization brings like the process of innovation and the use of Information Technology and the positives effects on nations simply do accept it in their business.Palabras clave: globalización, innovación, negocios, tecnología de la información.Resumen: En este artículo se presentan algunas razones por las que la Globalización se ha convertido no sólo en el tema más recurrente de los científicos sociales en asuntos de la cátedra y materia del debate político, sino también en tema corriente en los medios de comunicación de donde este fenómeno ha pasado al lenguaje cotidiano y a las conversaciones de las familias. Aguilar (2002) comenta que la globalización, como Dios, es omnipresente y de algún modo omnisapiente, puesto que parecería explicar todo lo que acontece en el mundo, además omnipoderosa porque al decir de sus defensores, nada se puede oponer a la fuerza de la globalización y al contrario se trata de una nueva forma de vida de la humanidad en su conjunto que se impone en todas partes. Como antecedente, la globalización aparece en nuestra sociedad con una fuerza arrasadora, como un proceso en marcha que no se puede detener, sin embargo que enfocando debidamente los recursos de las naciones se pueden contrarrestar hasta dominar y obtener beneficios importantes para cada país en sus diferentes sectores. El objetivo de este artículo es describir brevemente algunos beneficios que ha traído consigo la globalización como es el uso de las Tecnologías de la información y el proceso de innovación, que han beneficiado a las naciones por el simple hecho de aceptarlos como una estrategia en los negocios. Por lo se utiliza el método analítico teórico con un diseño de investigación exploratorio y descriptivo para obtener como resultado una serie de recomendaciones y posibles beneficios con el uso de las tecnologías de la información, así como los retos que impone la globalización.

scholarly journals KONTROVERSI DI DUNIA ORNAMEN SUATU TELAAH AWAM DAN INTELEKTUAL

CORAK ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Zaenuri
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
The West ◽  
Science Technology ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The World

As the growing development of science, technology and art, as well as thesophistication of today's information technology. A person can easily see the world, anytime,anywhere. And each region is so diverse culturally revealing.Of the arts in the West and the East, the more things that are almost the same, or acharacteristic associated with arts identity that are in it, there is a difference but there are alsosimilarities. Although unrelated human though, this can happen, even though such an event isoften called the cultural parallelism, this is real and never a problem.Keywords: Controversy, World, Ornament Seiring tumbuh berkembangnya ilmu pengetahuan, teknologi dan seni, sertacanggihnya teknologi informasi saat ini. Seseorang dapat dengan mudah melihat sisi dunia,kapan pun, di mana pun. Dan masing-masing daerah menampakkan budayanya yangbegitu beragam.Tentang kesenian yang ada di Barat dan Timur, semakin banyak hal-hal yanghampir sama, terkait dengan ciri khas atau identitas seni-seni yang berada di dalamnya,ada perbedaan tetapi juga ada kesamaan. Walaupun manusianya tidak berhubungansekalipun, hal ini dapat terjadi, meskipun peristiwa semacam ini sering disebut denganparalelisme kebudayaan, ini nyata dan tidak pernah dipermasalahkan. Kata Kunci: Kontroversi, Dunia, Ornamen

scholarly journals THE RESEARCH OF THE STRUCTURAL AND SEMANTIC PECULIARITIES OF THE LEXICAL-SEMANTIC FIELD “POLITICAL ACTIVITY” WITHIN SOCIO-POLITICAL LEXIS OF THE UKRAINIAN AND ENGLISH LANGUAGES

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (16) ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
O. V. Minenko ◽  
Y. S. Snisarenko
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
National Language ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Semantic Features ◽  
Semantic Field ◽  
Lexical Semantic ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types

The article deals with the semantics of lexical units of unrelated languages. Problems of studying the lexical level of related and unrelated languages are of particular interest, since the specificity of the national language systems is the most clearly reflected in the lexis. The study of common and different structural semantic features makes it possible to disclose the peculiarity of the native language and culture on the background of language contacts. The studied language systems belong to different types, and the comparison of languages of different types without regard to their genetic links is the greatest value for any research, since it contributes significantly to the correct understanding of the significance of the analyzed speech phenomena. The subject of the analysis is lexemes of socio-political meaning in the Ukrainian and English languages. The study of socio-political lexis is of considerable interest to linguistics, because it reflects one of the most important spheres of life of modern society – political. The study of such an active lexical category as socio-political lexis, contributes to the understanding of language phenomena, due to the evolution of the semantics of lexical units. Socio-political lexis is characterized by blurring of its boundaries, semantic dispersion and sphere of usage. In order to systematize the linguistic material, the lexical-semantic field of the studied lexical units was identified – “Political activity”, within which an anаlysis of the dynamic prosesses in the socio-political lexis was carried out in their correlation with the factors of a social nature. The peculiarity of the lexical-semantic field is that it is allocated on the basis of the logical division of the broad concept, but at the same time it is the actual linguistic division of the man’s representations of objective reality. The field approach to the organization of the vocabulary is one of the main principles of systematization of linguistic phenomena, through which the relationship, interdependence and hierarchy of linguistic units are revealed. This makes it possible to study not separate lexemes, but systems of lexical units and the reflection of their semantic links. Lexical-semantic fields are highly organized and intergrated conceptual spheres, elements of which are mutually delimiting one another, and their importance derives from the system as a whole. Each field analyzes the scope of experience, concrete or abstract; divided and classified in a unique way, reflecting a scale of values of society and a special vision of the world. As a result of the study of structural-semantic features of the lexical-semantic field “Political activity”, it became known that in English it is represented by larger number of lexical units. This advantage can be explained by the greater stability of the British political system in comparison with the Ukrainian. The presence in the lexical vocabulary of the English language of a greater number of borrowed lexical units with political meaning can be explained by the fact that Great Britain has more economic and political contacts with other countries of the world than Ukraine.

Bridging or Widening the Gap? Narrative Discourses of the West and Westerners in Jordan’s My American Neighbor Television Program

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 431-445
Author(s):  
Sumaya Kubeisy ◽  
Bradley C. Freeman
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
The Other ◽  
Media Representation ◽  
Television Show ◽  
The West ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Film And Television ◽  
The World ◽  
The Media

Media researchers have often examined how film and television can have an impact on audiences. Media have various effects on audience members. When it comes to representing ‘the other’, the media often rely on stereotypes. Research has shown that ethnic Arabs are under-represented in US film and television, and their depictions are distorted with stereotypical portrayals. The current study joins the discussion on ‘media representation’ (in this case, informed by the construct of Occidentalism) by conducting a qualitative, thematic, content analysis (informed by narrative analysis, both socio-linguistic and socio-cultural) of the Jordanian television show My American Neighbor. Stereotypes can be both positive and negative, and they are often used by media storytellers regardless of their background or location in the World.

scholarly journals China Scholars and the Media: Improving an Awkward, Important Relationship

2014 ◽  
Vol 220 ◽  
pp. 1111-1122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Public Interest ◽  
Important Task ◽  
The West ◽  
Media Attention ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
The World ◽  
Specialist Knowledge ◽  
The Media ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
Media Discourses

AbstractPublic interest in China, as reflected in the level of media attention, is burgeoning in the West and elsewhere in the world. This interest is driven by China's increasing presence and importance in the lives of people around the world; and for the same reason is likely to continue growing. Since media discourses are the main way in which Western publics receive information about China, contributing to media reports and helping journalists reach deeper understandings is an important task and opportunity for academics whose specialist knowledge of China is often more nuanced than that of generalist China correspondents. Although developments in the two professions are demanding closer and more frequent interactions, many scholars are reluctant to engage. This is partly due to structural disincentives within the academy, and partly due to obstacles in the scholar–media relationship. Focusing on the latter, the objective of this article is to illuminate how China scholars and journalists currently interact, and to identify means to increasing their efficiency and sustainability.

Language and Literacy: what writing does to Language and Mind

1996 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 3-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
David R. Olson
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cognitive Effects ◽  
Language And Literacy ◽  
The West ◽  
New Information ◽  
The World ◽  
The Mind ◽  
Different Cultures

With the ascendance of new information technologies, the significance of writing has, it seems, slipped from view, in spite of the fact that the conceptual and cognitive implications of the newer technologies is a matter of enthusiastic speculation rather that serious research. On the other hand, it is now reasonably well established that the invention of the first “information” technology, namely writing, has had a profound effect on the ways in which we think about language, the mind, and the world, effects which have taken millenia to unfold. “Effects” is perhaps too strong a term as it is less a matter of how technology affects people than a matter of the ways in which people in different cultures have used and applied the technology and the ways they have altered the technology to suit their purposes. In the West, some of these uses have involved institutional change; thus, to make use of a technology such as writing requires the development of monasteries, schools, and other institutions. Indeed, some of the cognitive effects we usually attribute to schooling are better thought of as consequences or implications of literacy.

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